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| OT: Anyone familiar with Royal Mail? [message #93480] |
Sun, 09 December 2007 17:04  |
Dedric Terry
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We have an option to buy some gear from a UK resident through Royal Mail
(I'm guessing that's UK mail) - they send the gear, we pay Royal Mail, get
the gear 2 days later, have 5 to review it, then release payment if
satisfied.
I usually go through eBay, PayPal, or other secure purchasing options, but
this one wasn't an eBay - user was local, then moved. Any experience or
advice would be appreciated - it's a great deal, and it's overseas, and that
concerns me - actually only one would be a red flag, but both....
Thanks,
Dedric
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| Re: OT: Anyone familiar with Royal Mail? [message #93486 is a reply to message #93480] |
Sun, 09 December 2007 18:36  |
Dedric Terry
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Uh... never mind. A little research and it looks like a scam. Instinct
told me so from the start...
On 12/9/07 6:04 PM, in article C381DEBA.F1EF%dterry@keyofd.net, "Dedric
Terry" <dterry@keyofd.net> wrote:
> We have an option to buy some gear from a UK resident through Royal Mail
> (I'm guessing that's UK mail) - they send the gear, we pay Royal Mail, get
> the gear 2 days later, have 5 to review it, then release payment if
> satisfied.
>
> I usually go through eBay, PayPal, or other secure purchasing options, but
> this one wasn't an eBay - user was local, then moved. Any experience or
> advice would be appreciated - it's a great deal, and it's overseas, and that
> concerns me - actually only one would be a red flag, but both....
>
> Thanks,
> Dedric
>
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| Re: OT: Anyone familiar with Royal Mail? [message #93488 is a reply to message #93486] |
Sun, 09 December 2007 19:48 |
DJ
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"Dedric Terry" <dterry@keyofd.net> wrote in message
news:C381F440.F1FA%dterry@keyofd.net...
> Uh... never mind. A little research and it looks like a scam. Instinct
> told me so from the start...
So Royal Mail = a royal screwing?
>
> On 12/9/07 6:04 PM, in article C381DEBA.F1EF%dterry@keyofd.net, "Dedric
> Terry" <dterry@keyofd.net> wrote:
>
>> We have an option to buy some gear from a UK resident through Royal Mail
>> (I'm guessing that's UK mail) - they send the gear, we pay Royal Mail,
>> get
>> the gear 2 days later, have 5 to review it, then release payment if
>> satisfied.
>>
>> I usually go through eBay, PayPal, or other secure purchasing options,
>> but
>> this one wasn't an eBay - user was local, then moved. Any experience or
>> advice would be appreciated - it's a great deal, and it's overseas, and
>> that
>> concerns me - actually only one would be a red flag, but both....
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dedric
>>
>
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| Re: OT: Anyone familiar with Royal Mail? [message #93490 is a reply to message #93488] |
Sun, 09 December 2007 20:24 |
Dedric Terry
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Nah - the seller was just using a supposed escrow-like service of Royal Mail
that might be legit, just didn't sit well with us so we passed on buying.
Couldn't find anything on Royal Mail's site about such as service.
On 12/9/07 8:48 PM, in article 475cb82a@linux, "DJ" <animix _ at _ animas _
dot _ net> wrote:
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> "Dedric Terry" <dterry@keyofd.net> wrote in message
> news:C381F440.F1FA%dterry@keyofd.net...
>> Uh... never mind. A little research and it looks like a scam. Instinct
>> told me so from the start...
>
>
> So Royal Mail = a royal screwing?
>
>>
>> On 12/9/07 6:04 PM, in article C381DEBA.F1EF%dterry@keyofd.net, "Dedric
>> Terry" <dterry@keyofd.net> wrote:
>>
>>> We have an option to buy some gear from a UK resident through Royal Mail
>>> (I'm guessing that's UK mail) - they send the gear, we pay Royal Mail,
>>> get
>>> the gear 2 days later, have 5 to review it, then release payment if
>>> satisfied.
>>>
>>> I usually go through eBay, PayPal, or other secure purchasing options,
>>> but
>>> this one wasn't an eBay - user was local, then moved. Any experience or
>>> advice would be appreciated - it's a great deal, and it's overseas, and
>>> that
>>> concerns me - actually only one would be a red flag, but both....
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dedric
>>>
>>
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| Re: OT: Anyone familiar with Royal Mail? [message #93494 is a reply to message #93490] |
Mon, 10 December 2007 04:12 |
Kerr Mathieson
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royal mail is the standard postal service (at the moment!) here in the UK,
and you're right, they won't touch these type of services.
If somebody's trying to arrange some kind of escrow-like arrangement with
them, its bound to be a scam.
saying that, for future, they do have a good international service, so if
it's a straight paypal then delivery type thing, you shouldn't have any
worries
Kerr
"Dedric Terry" <dterry@keyofd.net> wrote in message
news:C3820D84.F207%dterry@keyofd.net...
> Nah - the seller was just using a supposed escrow-like service of Royal
> Mail
> that might be legit, just didn't sit well with us so we passed on buying.
> Couldn't find anything on Royal Mail's site about such as service.
>
> On 12/9/07 8:48 PM, in article 475cb82a@linux, "DJ" <animix _ at _ animas
> _
> dot _ net> wrote:
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>>
>> "Dedric Terry" <dterry@keyofd.net> wrote in message
>> news:C381F440.F1FA%dterry@keyofd.net...
>>> Uh... never mind. A little research and it looks like a scam. Instinct
>>> told me so from the start...
>>
>>
>> So Royal Mail = a royal screwing?
>>
>>>
>>> On 12/9/07 6:04 PM, in article C381DEBA.F1EF%dterry@keyofd.net, "Dedric
>>> Terry" <dterry@keyofd.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> We have an option to buy some gear from a UK resident through Royal
>>>> Mail
>>>> (I'm guessing that's UK mail) - they send the gear, we pay Royal Mail,
>>>> get
>>>> the gear 2 days later, have 5 to review it, then release payment if
>>>> satisfied.
>>>>
>>>> I usually go through eBay, PayPal, or other secure purchasing options,
>>>> but
>>>> this one wasn't an eBay - user was local, then moved. Any experience
>>>> or
>>>> advice would be appreciated - it's a great deal, and it's overseas, and
>>>> that
>>>> concerns me - actually only one would be a red flag, but both....
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Dedric
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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